#CD9FDC#CD9FDC
#CD9FDC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.099 H 317.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9FDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 159, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 28%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.52, 27.72, -24.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.52, 36.94, 318.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.53% 0.073 -0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.53% 0.099 317.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4914, 42.9437, 73.3254) |
| Luminance | 0.4294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.42
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.00
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.46
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.63
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.21
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9FDC #AEDC9F
analogous
#AF9FDC #CD9FDC #DC9FCD
triadic
#CD9FDC #DCCD9F #9FDCCD
tetradic
#CD9FDC #DCAF9F #AEDC9F #9FCDDC
square
#CD9FDC #DCAF9F #AEDC9F #9FCDDC
split-complementary
#CD9FDC #CDDC9F #9FDCAF
monochromatic
#9E45BB #B672CC #CD9FDC #E4CCEC #F3E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CD9FDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#CD9FDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9FDC
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9FDC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9FDC | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97ACDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B1DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA6B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9fdc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 159, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.099 317.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbbe7',
500: '#cd9fdc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9fdc; $custom-light: #ddbbe7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9fdc",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 159,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.246,
"s": 46.565,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76534,
"c": 0.09869,
"h": 317.7
},
"luminance": 0.42943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9FDC
secondary
#E1EEDD
accent
#BA2C4F
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184